Weed-cutter.



J. A. TALBOT. WEED CUTTER. APPLIGATION FILED APR. 23, 1914.

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J. A. TALBOT. WEED CUTTER. APPLIGATION FILED APR. 23, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS 60., PHOT0-LITHO. WASHINGTON, D. C

Patented Sept. 22, 1914..

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VJEED-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

Application filed April 23, 1914. Serial No. 833,924.

To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, JAMES A. TALBOT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Walla Walla, in the county of Walla Walla and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VeedCutters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines for cutting weeds from farm lands by means of a cutter which runs below the surface of the ground to operate on the roots of the weeds.

The invention has for its object to provide a novel and improved weed cutter of the kind sta-ted-havingla plurality of cutter blades which may be placedin operative position, one after the other, so that,if a outj ting blade becomes clogged, it can be swung upward out of the ground, whereupon 1t clears itself and at the same time another" cutting blade swings down into operative position. y V

The invention also has for its objectto provide simple and easily operated means for controlling thecutting blades.

A further object of the invention. is to provide novel and improved, means for ele vating the. entire cutting mechanism above the surface of the ground into inoperative position, transportedto and from the field, and may field without danger of damaging growing crops.

These objects are attained by means of a combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the machine; Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. y

Referring specifically to the drawings, the supporting frame of the machine comprises laterally spaced side bars 9 connected in front by a bottom cross-bar 10, and on top by front and rear cross-bars 11 and 12, respectively, the ends of which are connected by cross-bars 13. The bars 11 and 13, midway between the ends thereof, support a platform 14. The draft animals are connected to the bar 10.

The supporting frame is supported above the ground by runners 15 which are connected at their front and rear ends by vertical links 16 to the side bars 9, said links being pivoted to the side bars as indicated the supporting frame in sothat the machine can be easily at 17 to swing'in a vertical plane. The links projecta short distance above the side bars and their upper ends are connected by rods 18,,wh1ch hold the links in parallel relation and cause them to swing together. The link connection is provided for the purpose of raising and lowering the supporting frame,

in order to elevate and lower the cutting blades to be presently described. It will be evident that when the links are. swung to perpendicular position, the supporting frame is elevated relative to the runners, and upon swinging the links away from the perpendicular,,the supporting frame lowers. The links are operated by a hand lever 19 connected to a rock shaft 20 having crank arms 21 ,at its endswhich are connected by rods 22' tothe upper ends of the rear links 16. The rear cross-bar 12 has suitable bearings 23 for the rock shaft, and on the platform 11 is mounted a toothed sector 21 engageable bya spring latch 25 carried by the lever 19 for the purpose of lockingthe same to hold the desired position, in which it has been placed.

1 The cutting mechanism comprises a circular series of longitudmal blades 26 carrled bya rotatable support which is mounted between the side bars 9. The support comprises end and intermediate circular rims 27 having spokes 28, the cutting blades being mounted on the outer periphery of the rims in spaced relation therewith, and secured to said rims by bolts or other suitable fasteners 29, spacing sleeves 30 being interposed between the blades and the rims. The support is carried by a shaft 81 which is squared and passes through the center of the spokes. The ends of the shaft have journals 32 which are supported in hearings in the side bars 9.

rts only one of the blades 26 is to operate at one time, means are provided for locking the rotatable support. These means are abutments 83 which are adapted to be placed in the path of a blade. ments are so located, and the blades are so spaced, that when one of the blades comes against the abutments, another blade is in operative position. The abutments are located at the front portion of the machine and they are engageable by the back edge of the blades. On the front cross-bar 11 are pivoted, as indicated at 34c, hangers 35 which carry the abutments 33. The hangers swing transversely of the machine and the abutments therefore move correspondingly. The

The abutthe abutments 33 out of the path of the cut-' ting blades 26, said hangersare connected to a hand lever 40 fulcrumed' on a bracket -41 mounted on the platform 14. The-con nection is made by rods 42 which are connected to the hangers and extend inward therefrom, their inner ends, which chains areconnected to the. hand lever after passing over guide pulleys 4:4 mounted on the platform. 'Upon swinging the hand lever downward the direction to take the, abutments 33 out of the path of the cutting blades.

hangers swing in" a In operation, lowered sothat one of the cutting blades 26 may run below the surface of theground when; themachine is drawnfo-rward Q If the blade becomes clogged, the lever/l0 is swung down to carry the abutments 33 away The;

from the blade which they engage. v support for the blades is now free mama,

whereupon the clogged tion. The hand lever 40 is also'released to restore the abutments to holding position, k the rotation of the cuttingmechanism then" being'stopped by the next blade coming againstthe abutment. Y

The preferred embodiment of the invention hasbeen shown, but it will be evident that various changes and modifications in Copies of this patent maybe obtained for five cents teach, addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

The hangers are normally posie V the springs being and have chains l3 connected to the supporting frame is blade swings back, out of the ground and thus clears itself, and the next blade lowers into operative posithe structural details may be made without departure from the spirit and scope-of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

1. Aweed cutter comprising a support- ;ing frame,

blades, a rotatable support for said blades jcarried by thesupporting frame, said blades successively coming into operative position when the support rotates, a pivoted hanger, an abutment carried by the hanger, said jabutment being in and locking the support against rotation ;other blade of the series ition, a stem'extending from the hanger and 'having an abutment, a the stem and having one end engaging the iabutment thereof, an abutment for the other fend of the spring, is'upporting frame, jbetween the hand lever and the hanger.

g 2. A weed cutter comprising a supportjiiig frame, a circular series of cutting blades, la rotatable support for said blades carried !when the support rotates, hangers pivoted ,on the supporting" frame on opposite sides ithereo-f to swingtransversely of saidfframe,

,iments being in the !cent to the ends thereof, and locking'sthe lsup 'iorflagainst' rotation when engaged by abu tments to allow'the swing the last-mentioned blade out of opera ;operative position. a y t a i In testimon whereof I' affix my signature fin presenceo two witnesses.

' l Witnesses:

i 'CnARLEs S. BUFFUM,

" i R. LLTALBoT.

Washingtom-D. G.

a circular series of: cutting" when engaged by a blade, at which time ans 1n operatlve poslspring coiled around a hand lever carried by the and a flexible connection by the supporting framepsaid blades sue ce'sslvely coming nto operatlve positiona blade; at whichftimeanotherblade of the series is'in-:operative' position, and means forjsw'inging the hangers to withdraw the supp ort to rotate to the path of the blades ;abutnients carried by" the hangersysaidabutpath ofthe'blades adjajtive position and to bring another blade'into JAMES A. TALBor; 

